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Monkey

What is it?

Curiously, this figure shows a monkey with nine fingers and a spiral-shaped tail. It is believed to be a depiction of Ursa Major. It is also considered one of the most important figures and measures around 443 feet across.

History and discovery

The discovery of these shapes by German researcher María Reiche gave rise to the theories she developed about a possible astronomical origin, which hold that the ancient inhabitants of Nazca used this gigantic geoglyph as a starting point for studying the heavens and preparing for any event that was to occur.

Theories and mysteries

According to the researcher's claims, the group of constellations in space directly relate to the shape of the monkey geoglyph's tail and fingers. The appearance in the sky of these stars would have coincided with the start of the rainy season, an event of utmost importance in a land as dry as Nazca.

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Other figures of the Nazca lines

Hummingbird

This figure is the most well known of all of the geoglyphs, due to its harmonic dimensions.